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the obama administration announced it will stop defending federal law banning same-sex marriages and could have an impact on the court fight over prop 8 here in california. abc 7 is live tonight with reaction. >> well the word went out today by people with the marriage equality to stage a rally here, a celebration rally on what for many was a surprise announcement by the obama administration. the president ordered his administration to stop defending the constitutionality of the federal law banning recognition of gay marriage. and declaring the 15-year-old defense of marriage act indefensible. the law had defined marriage only between a man and a woman. >> this is is a water shed moment. our president and representative stands with us i think the bottom line you can take is that this is the official position of the obama administration that sexual orientation is a constitutionally protected class and same-sex marriage is a constitutional right. the defense of marriage act, federal equivalent of prop 8 is unconstitutional. >> today's announcement could lead to changes in how the feder
the obama administration announced it will stop defending federal law banning same-sex marriages and could have an impact on the court fight over prop 8 here in california. abc 7 is live tonight with reaction. >> well the word went out today by people with the marriage equality to stage a rally here, a celebration rally on what for many was a surprise announcement by the obama administration. the president ordered his administration to stop defending the constitutionality of the federal...
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the obama energy policy. i am glad to hear my old friend speaker newt gingrich also talk to you about energy. just as obamacare will increase the cost of health care, the obama energy policy will drive up the cost of energy, and not by accident. and remember, while health care is 18% of the american economy, energy costs affect 100% of our economy. you remember the cap and trade tax? in november -- in 2008, before the election in november, then- senator obama told "the san francisco chronicle" under my cap and trade system, taxes would skyrocket. if senate republicans did not kill the cap and trade tax, electric bills for working americans would have skyrocketed, except there would be even fewer americans working, if that happened. he did not give up. is a moratorium on oil drilling has become a crematorium -- permatorium. the fracturing that makes possible the huge increase of natural gas production from shale formation is under attack. permits to mine coal are harder to get in america than in heart transpla
the obama energy policy. i am glad to hear my old friend speaker newt gingrich also talk to you about energy. just as obamacare will increase the cost of health care, the obama energy policy will drive up the cost of energy, and not by accident. and remember, while health care is 18% of the american economy, energy costs affect 100% of our economy. you remember the cap and trade tax? in november -- in 2008, before the election in november, then- senator obama told "the san francisco...
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what is happening with the economy. >> and i argue that is one reason obama did. our employment rate is hovering around 9%. debt is going up. for his leftist guantanamo bay bay is open. he has not satisfied a lot of folks who did vote for him now he is trying to solidify with one base. why do these things if they don't matter? they did not have to do this. they didn't have to do it. so he is clearly trying to put a stake in the ground to solidify part of his base. >> you are saying trying to solidify his base. is it a matter of solidifying it or paying back people who voted for him who feel he has not come through yet? >> i think it's both. he has to solidify and has to have enthusiasm behind him but this is not going to win votes. this is going to enhance the people who were already in his camp. >> are we agreed that this won't win him any votes? >> well, -- all right. danielle first. >> well, i think the reality is here that it will help his base, it will solidify the base but more in line with the right thing to do. doj resources the fact that you are wasting t
what is happening with the economy. >> and i argue that is one reason obama did. our employment rate is hovering around 9%. debt is going up. for his leftist guantanamo bay bay is open. he has not satisfied a lot of folks who did vote for him now he is trying to solidify with one base. why do these things if they don't matter? they did not have to do this. they didn't have to do it. so he is clearly trying to put a stake in the ground to solidify part of his base. >> you are saying...
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our legal analyst calls it complicated but boiling down to a point. >> official position of the obama administration is that sexual orientation is a constitutional protective class and same-sex marriage is a right. >> this legal team cited the decision today in a the time. >> attorneys supporting this prop 8 marriage ban say there is no reason to awill you gay marriage while the case is pending. the head of the catholics for common cause tell me developments run count dwroir wishes of the voters. >> this obama administration is splitting with the bipartisan majority in congress and people in 90% of the stays. >> he believes the ground is shifting and he and his partner have an interest in getting married as soon as possible. >> my father has cancer and spent the last summer in houston at md anderson clinic dealing with it. >> he says there are real consequences for delaying it. >> we should have our rights back. >> and professor cane telling me the decision today by the obama administration will do a couple thicks, first certainly please the base, and not as much as it will energize s
our legal analyst calls it complicated but boiling down to a point. >> official position of the obama administration is that sexual orientation is a constitutional protective class and same-sex marriage is a right. >> this legal team cited the decision today in a the time. >> attorneys supporting this prop 8 marriage ban say there is no reason to awill you gay marriage while the case is pending. the head of the catholics for common cause tell me developments run count dwroir...
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the obama administration went to court in arizona to stop these practices from occurring. however, under the current conditions with a program in georgia the obama administration is the tabling the very kind of an arm it stopped to -- a move to stop in arizona. -- it moved to stop in arizona. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, gerry. we have time for 30 minutes of questions and in answeranswers. this is being videotaped and will be on our website at the end of our day or as soon as we can. we will take about a few minutes of question and answers. please identify yourself and your affiliation, and if you could direct it to a particular panelists, please do that. >> my name is some of the last does -- sonia valequez. one of our concerns on the issue of immigration is the well-being of children of immigrant families. there are three issues around this from what i have been hearing on the studies. one is related to children who are citizens because of birth and their parents are subject to removal. what are good practices and what are issues related to this? the other one is
the obama administration went to court in arizona to stop these practices from occurring. however, under the current conditions with a program in georgia the obama administration is the tabling the very kind of an arm it stopped to -- a move to stop in arizona. -- it moved to stop in arizona. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, gerry. we have time for 30 minutes of questions and in answeranswers. this is being videotaped and will be on our website at the end of our day or as soon as we...
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they're trying to destroy collective bargainingful gwen: and president obama reverses himself on gay marriage but not completely. covering this eventful week martha raddatz of abc news. major garrett of the national journal. and karen tumulty of "the washington post" and pete williams of nbc news. >> covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capitol, this is "washington week" with gwen ifill. produced in association with national journal. in association by -- >> we know why we're here to connect our forces when they need it. >> to help troops see the danger before it sees them. >> to answer the call of the brave and bring them safely home. >> around the globe the people of boeing are working together to protect and serve. >> that's why we're here. >> a lion is a powerful thing. it connects the global economy to your living room, cleaner air to stronger markets, factory floors to less crowded roads. today's progress to tomorrow's promise. norfolk southern. >> corporate funding is also provided by prudential financial. additional funding for "washington week" is provided b
they're trying to destroy collective bargainingful gwen: and president obama reverses himself on gay marriage but not completely. covering this eventful week martha raddatz of abc news. major garrett of the national journal. and karen tumulty of "the washington post" and pete williams of nbc news. >> covering history as it happens. live from our nation's capitol, this is "washington week" with gwen ifill. produced in association with national journal. in association by...
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for the most part they are asking for obama, wondering where the americans are. they do not want foreign aggression, but they are looking for more rhetoric moving against muammar gaddafi. he is killing his own people, something people have been very upset about. as far as the self, he said he will fight to the last man. it is very clear that he does not care a great deal about what the international community thinks of him. host: paul schemm, associated press middle east editor, stationed in cairo, reporting to us today from libya. thank you. caller: my pleasure. host: another 10 minutes in this segment. we will continue our discussion regarding the cover story of "the national journal." ratings showing that congress was more polarized last year than any other year since the rankings began. our question has to do with how you think the polarization in congress is affecting the way that congress is getting things done. new hampshire, democratic line. caller: thank you for baking by col. i think that polarizing this absolutely -- thank you for taking my call. i thi
for the most part they are asking for obama, wondering where the americans are. they do not want foreign aggression, but they are looking for more rhetoric moving against muammar gaddafi. he is killing his own people, something people have been very upset about. as far as the self, he said he will fight to the last man. it is very clear that he does not care a great deal about what the international community thinks of him. host: paul schemm, associated press middle east editor, stationed in...
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president obama has taken it to a new level. that is why that the party started. -- that is why it t party started. caller: here is what i want to say. when reagan came to office, the budget was not even $1 trillion. it was $90 billion. the only person who has increased the budget [unintelligible] the only people that ran the budget up was the republicans. when reagan came in, it was less than a trillion. guest: at the national debt under the previous administration's had hovered near 15% of our gross domestic product. it is now getting above 30%. it is costing it a significant number of fissueres in our economy. your comments are not based on facts. we are in the crisis that we are in. host: good morning. caller: good morning. i know i am singing to the choir because you are a conservative. i wanted to mention earlier in the morning c-span at the former speaker of the house on, stating that the proposed budget that republicans have would eliminate teachers, police officers, and a fireman. i just wanted to know that that is not
president obama has taken it to a new level. that is why that the party started. -- that is why it t party started. caller: here is what i want to say. when reagan came to office, the budget was not even $1 trillion. it was $90 billion. the only person who has increased the budget [unintelligible] the only people that ran the budget up was the republicans. when reagan came in, it was less than a trillion. guest: at the national debt under the previous administration's had hovered near 15% of...
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it is still unclear when president obama will close the base. promise to do so by the end of january last year. >> marking a new day of the world's most notorious prison. in nine years, america's commitment to the war on terror has turned a small naval base in cuba into what now resembles a typical american town. but a few kilometers across the bay, there is a very different world. 172 prisoners are being held across seven different compounds. which one depends on their behavior and how much of a threat they are perceived to be. at this camp, we glimpse their protest signs. >> i can tell you that from can x-ray, which was only open for 92 days, to with the detainees are now, in february 2011, their standard of living has increased. >> we are told that they complain detainees are held here at camp 6. they have access to computers, tv, even books, and the conditions appeared to have improved since the days of camp x-ray nine years ago, but because of the reporting, we cannot see all of the camps. one of those is katz 7. its location is secret, and
it is still unclear when president obama will close the base. promise to do so by the end of january last year. >> marking a new day of the world's most notorious prison. in nine years, america's commitment to the war on terror has turned a small naval base in cuba into what now resembles a typical american town. but a few kilometers across the bay, there is a very different world. 172 prisoners are being held across seven different compounds. which one depends on their behavior and how...
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there is a quote that barbaro from one of obama's mentors in chicago who taught obama when you can i get double hog you have to be happy with a ham sandwich and he is very much that ham sandwich man. he is grabbing all the ham sandwiches that he can. in is rather tasteless in the system today. will there be a better sandwich with a taste year portions of the pig in the future? [laughter] i have a theory i thought it was gray and wrote three or four times that obama ran a great campaign saying he led unites us and we have to work together and work with republicans and people wanted that. it was great and a good way for a black man to become president especially with us middle name that runs -- is hussain and the last name that rhymes with osama. but then he could have said i tried to do this and be the good guy but they will not play along. now i have to wash the floor with their face. we never got to that point*. he still says he will try harder and harder to be nice and immediate is demanding he reach out further and further to give them the entire shoulder not just for arm and he i
there is a quote that barbaro from one of obama's mentors in chicago who taught obama when you can i get double hog you have to be happy with a ham sandwich and he is very much that ham sandwich man. he is grabbing all the ham sandwiches that he can. in is rather tasteless in the system today. will there be a better sandwich with a taste year portions of the pig in the future? [laughter] i have a theory i thought it was gray and wrote three or four times that obama ran a great campaign saying...
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. >> reporter: president obama says his national security team is preparing a full range of options to respond to this crisis. >>> well, if you drive you've seen them going up, gas prices beginning to creep higher and higher. much of the blame is being pointed at libya. robert liles tells us about the reasons for the spike that the oil companies simply are not talking about. >> reporter: we have all heard of paying a premium, but the premium behind these did he serves a double take. 4.09. what's behind the hike? we went looking for answers and we found it's called "the fear premium." >> come on. >> it says 3.97 for gas. >> it was just two days ago that we reported the gas prices jumped nearly a dime in one week. we're at it again, prices have pulsed again. >> i took a picture. it cost me $99 at chevron. >> the hike is not because you're using more gas. >> the price inies has very little to do with our demand in the united states. the world demand for oil is quite strong. >> reporter: it's because of revolts in libya. world oil traders are running scared that supplies will stop. >> i do
. >> reporter: president obama says his national security team is preparing a full range of options to respond to this crisis. >>> well, if you drive you've seen them going up, gas prices beginning to creep higher and higher. much of the blame is being pointed at libya. robert liles tells us about the reasons for the spike that the oil companies simply are not talking about. >> reporter: we have all heard of paying a premium, but the premium behind these did he serves a...
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obama is siding with the elite 15% bette considers part of his base. that is alienating a lot of americans that he is making that choice, because everybody is a worker. everybody is an employee. we have our employee, the american president, citing with the unions, which are 15%. he is also siding with groups that are obviously a socialist, marxist, communist. we have a big problem in this country. as the party showed in the last election, the american people are starting to wake up and see what they have at the helm of our country. not only in domestic politics, but foreign-policy. they are starting to get worried and upset and it will only come back to haunt the democrats not only in the states, but also the presidential election of 2012. host: we will leave it there. we will speak with your mayor in a little while, the mayor of charlotte, in about 45 minutes. next, a democrat line in madison, wisconsin, hello, dorothy. guest: hello. i am close to the epicenter of what's going on with the collective bargaining rights. i am a retired teacher. i have to
obama is siding with the elite 15% bette considers part of his base. that is alienating a lot of americans that he is making that choice, because everybody is a worker. everybody is an employee. we have our employee, the american president, citing with the unions, which are 15%. he is also siding with groups that are obviously a socialist, marxist, communist. we have a big problem in this country. as the party showed in the last election, the american people are starting to wake up and see what...
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the obama administration calls the defense of marriage act unconstitutional. >>> the state's deteriorating awater management system may be heading to catastrophe unless bold steps are taken. >>> and "we were here" takes a look back at the aids years in san francisco. all coming up next. >>> good evening. i'm scott schaefer setting in for belva davis. welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me are dan brekke, josh richman, legal and political affairs reporter for the oakland tribune and carla marinucci, of "the san francisco chronicle." quite a kerfuffle in wisconsin, indiana, ohio. what's happening? what are the unions upset about? what does it mean for california? >> it has been called a tsunami on its way to california. the whole issue broke open this week. a lot of people wondering could california face the same kind of protests and action? this is all about money, power, and politics. the unions, particularly public employee unions are heart of the democratic party. they provide money, man power, and in states like wisconsin, we saw a republican governor challenge them o
the obama administration calls the defense of marriage act unconstitutional. >>> the state's deteriorating awater management system may be heading to catastrophe unless bold steps are taken. >>> and "we were here" takes a look back at the aids years in san francisco. all coming up next. >>> good evening. i'm scott schaefer setting in for belva davis. welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me are dan brekke, josh richman, legal and...
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. >> the obama administration decides not to defend it the defense of marriage act. >> the president's the position has been consistent. he has long opposed it as unnecessary and unfair. >> meet the next mayor of chicago. >> thank you, chicago, for the stumbling a victory. all i can say -- you sure know how to make a guy feel at home. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> a couple of thoughts as we begin in today's discussion at. want, elections have consequences two, it is no longer your father's labor movement. republicans got majorities in statehouses across the midwest. union members are feeling the consequences of those elections. in wisconsin, gov. scott walker has come up with the plan that would strip collective bargaining rights for most public workers. here is a tea party member. >> i don't believe in unions. they will be the death of this country. i'm tired of paying their benefits. >> imagine what the country would be like without unions. corporate america what will this country. the middle class would be destroyed. >> richard trumka, presiden
. >> the obama administration decides not to defend it the defense of marriage act. >> the president's the position has been consistent. he has long opposed it as unnecessary and unfair. >> meet the next mayor of chicago. >> thank you, chicago, for the stumbling a victory. all i can say -- you sure know how to make a guy feel at home. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> a couple of thoughts as we begin in today's discussion at....
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it will be a very interesting debate. >> what about the timing of the obama administration's decision? with everything going on the international scene? why now? how will this affect california? >> the why now is more of a legal question, although certainly has political overtones. in previous cases, the justice department had defended doma by citing case law, precedence, that directed judges to uphold any law that land these two cass are filed in a federal circuit, a judicial circuit where no such case law exists. and the obama administration decided, and by that ibama and general eric holder, that gay people have a higher standard of scrutiny, and under that test this law won't stand up. >> doma prevents the federal government from recognizing marriages that might be legal in massachusetts or other states so they can't get any kind of federal benefit to those folks. couples in california who got married legally before prop 8 passed, how does this affect them? can they now sue? >> in fact, some already have, and this could have bearing on that. depending on what happens in these two
it will be a very interesting debate. >> what about the timing of the obama administration's decision? with everything going on the international scene? why now? how will this affect california? >> the why now is more of a legal question, although certainly has political overtones. in previous cases, the justice department had defended doma by citing case law, precedence, that directed judges to uphold any law that land these two cass are filed in a federal circuit, a judicial...
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president barack obama struggle to find a clear position on the events unfolding in egypt. but when a hosni mubarak's regime fell, obama was quick to prai the courage o the egyptian people in their fight for democracy. >> in the short term, the obama administration is aiming to promote the process of democratization in egypt. a peaceful transition for democracy getting a chance. for the long term, president obama wants to make sure that the influence of the united states stays strong in this strategically important region for the west. in the aftermath of the revolutionary changes in egypt and tunisia. >> in the meantime, the european union is struggling to stem the flow of two nations and other north africans who are flooding into europe. the eu foreign affairs chief is proposing billions in aid to the region to help implement reform. >> the european union sees itself as a so-called soft power. the one to help organize democratic elections, aid in the conversion of police and security services, and assist in the judicial reforms. they'll send experts to help guide the poli
president barack obama struggle to find a clear position on the events unfolding in egypt. but when a hosni mubarak's regime fell, obama was quick to prai the courage o the egyptian people in their fight for democracy. >> in the short term, the obama administration is aiming to promote the process of democratization in egypt. a peaceful transition for democracy getting a chance. for the long term, president obama wants to make sure that the influence of the united states stays strong in...
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as for whether he feels be tray bid obama administration to step down. >> he did say that i think obama is a very good man those were his words to me but i did tell him that you do not understand egyptian culture. if i leave right away there will be chaos. >>reporter: newly appointed vice president also promised her that he would not order the army to crack down if protestors refused to leave cairo main square. the in the streets at least 60 journalist have been attacked by mubarak supporters. after the vice president went on state television and suggested that foreigners were fueling the turmoil. abc news crew was car jacked. the cameraman used arabic and compassion hugging and kissing an elder to calm the angry mob. professor here traveled from the bay area to cairo specifically to join the protests. she told sin indicated program democracy now about her frightening experience on the way to the square. >> 2 big guys came and held on to my arms and took me out and they handed me on to a mob that started beating me and pulling my hair. they ripped my shirt off. they ripped a gold neckla
as for whether he feels be tray bid obama administration to step down. >> he did say that i think obama is a very good man those were his words to me but i did tell him that you do not understand egyptian culture. if i leave right away there will be chaos. >>reporter: newly appointed vice president also promised her that he would not order the army to crack down if protestors refused to leave cairo main square. the in the streets at least 60 journalist have been attacked by mubarak...
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guest: it is called "obama in office." is about his first two years and what he has accomplished and what he has not accomplished. he promised to change the way washington works, meaning changing interest groups and lobbyists. i evaluate that also. he has not done very well on that. he has tried. he has passed some major legislation, but in my opinion, and pretty critical about him on his communications strategy. i think he has learned a hard way and then change it slightly. and i think the lame duck time for in, which i of value it, changed his strategy on the hill in which he came to the middle, although nobody is in the middle anymore in washington. he came to the middle and work things out on the start treaty, the extension of the tax cuts, which people disagreed with, but he was very productive. this guy's very productive in policy, but i think he felt that the policy would sell its self -- cell itself once it was passed. he did not think he was -- that he needed to continue to sell it. you have to tell stories. regan
guest: it is called "obama in office." is about his first two years and what he has accomplished and what he has not accomplished. he promised to change the way washington works, meaning changing interest groups and lobbyists. i evaluate that also. he has not done very well on that. he has tried. he has passed some major legislation, but in my opinion, and pretty critical about him on his communications strategy. i think he has learned a hard way and then change it slightly. and i...
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the obama energy policies. i am fed him my old friend speaking of new gingrich -- just as obama care will increase the cost of health care, the energy policy will drive up the cost of energy and not by accident. remember, while health care is 18% of the american economy, energy costs of that 100% of our economy. you remember the cap and trade tax? in november -- in 2008, before he was elected in november, then-senator obama told a san for cisco newspaper, under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily sky rocket. if senate republicans had not killed the cat and trade tax, the electric bills for working americans would have skyrocketed. except there would be even fewer americans working if that happened. american manufacturing would be crushed by obama proposals. but he has not given them up. his moratorium on the gulf of mexico oil drilling has become a permatorium. the technology hydraulic fracturing that makes possible a huge increase in natural gas production in shale formations
the obama energy policies. i am fed him my old friend speaking of new gingrich -- just as obama care will increase the cost of health care, the energy policy will drive up the cost of energy and not by accident. remember, while health care is 18% of the american economy, energy costs of that 100% of our economy. you remember the cap and trade tax? in november -- in 2008, before he was elected in november, then-senator obama told a san for cisco newspaper, under my plan of a cap and trade...
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and that will be a fill your for the obama administration. so i think administration is taking the view at least that it can influence, pressure suleiman with whom we have a close relationship into doing what is promised. producing these reforms within six months, finding time for political parties to come into being, talk to the egyptian people. it's all pretty far-fetched in a way when you think of the very close time frame. and certainly elbaradei says it's not possible. we need mubarak to go, he says, and we need a year to prepare elections. >> rose: i want to turn to one thing that i thought you wrote about really well, which is the sense of dignity that pervades the people that you have met. i'm quoting now from a man who said "why would we trust him now to play it right?" that's the question the west hand answered. you say "the deeper problem is more culture than political, to accept the mubarak or chaos argument is a form of disrespect to the civility and capacity of tahrir square. it's an expressio o western failure before the explod
and that will be a fill your for the obama administration. so i think administration is taking the view at least that it can influence, pressure suleiman with whom we have a close relationship into doing what is promised. producing these reforms within six months, finding time for political parties to come into being, talk to the egyptian people. it's all pretty far-fetched in a way when you think of the very close time frame. and certainly elbaradei says it's not possible. we need mubarak to...
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president obama came out afterwards and gave a speech. again he was commending the protesters for standing up for their universal rights that president obama said he supports, the right of assembly, democracy, right to pick your own leaders, etcetera. but he also cautioned the protesters against resorting to violence, cautioning the egyptian government against violence. and it's still again, he was still supporting mubarak very much. then over the weekend everything changed and the president and others and the administration secretary of state hillary clinton -- that was after mubarak basically reshuffled his cabinet thinking that would be enough realized he needed more how far a fendly nudged and that's when they dispatched the former u.s. omnibus dur to egypt frank wisner to go there and basically say we don't think, president obama doesn't think you should run for re-election, quote/unquote re-election. and that your son, gamal should not be on the ballot this septr either. again mubarak didn't seem to be getting the message although h
president obama came out afterwards and gave a speech. again he was commending the protesters for standing up for their universal rights that president obama said he supports, the right of assembly, democracy, right to pick your own leaders, etcetera. but he also cautioned the protesters against resorting to violence, cautioning the egyptian government against violence. and it's still again, he was still supporting mubarak very much. then over the weekend everything changed and the president...
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you state that obama is just a continuation of george bush obama. representing capitalism being just a continuation of george bush isn't understood. you have a system which was built of the slave african people to reverse the birth of this economy it gave birth to not only what's happening here domestically but around the world which is what we call today including george bush was only a cogged in the engine you have. hussein obama as also a cogged meaning a small part of the machinery that works the system the same old kind of a rule that happen across the country is still happening in the same or way but represented by a face more familiar face that is usually associated with the our press and poor people so it is important to maintain the kind of programs and campaigns that continuation of even more spending on war was what obama's doing then what bush has done in his previous presidency in his tenure we have more. empty promises to the poor oppressed people especially the mexican people who along the borders are being hunted down brutally like a
you state that obama is just a continuation of george bush obama. representing capitalism being just a continuation of george bush isn't understood. you have a system which was built of the slave african people to reverse the birth of this economy it gave birth to not only what's happening here domestically but around the world which is what we call today including george bush was only a cogged in the engine you have. hussein obama as also a cogged meaning a small part of the machinery that...
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caller: president obama, not mr. obama, and the situation in egypt. he should support the egyptian people. i do not think he has the right to tell people to step down. in regards to the lady who called about the birther and all that -- she is to get her fa cts straight. why is it because he is an african-american he is not an american? host: one more caller before our first guest. republican line, cleveland. good morning to you. caller: good morning. in egyptian american and a muslim american. my family, who are very moderate in egypt -- they are rich and our college graduates. there is no muslim agenda. it is an addiction agenda. we need freedom. i've been in the united states for 30 years and enjoy freedom. i love the united states and so does my family in egypt. it is the american value of freedom that you have to promulgate. we should not be afraid of having people that do not know that to run in egypt. if you have egyptians running egypt -- peace with israel and it would still love the united states. we're going to empower our government and peop
caller: president obama, not mr. obama, and the situation in egypt. he should support the egyptian people. i do not think he has the right to tell people to step down. in regards to the lady who called about the birther and all that -- she is to get her fa cts straight. why is it because he is an african-american he is not an american? host: one more caller before our first guest. republican line, cleveland. good morning to you. caller: good morning. in egyptian american and a muslim american....
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president obama's proposed 2012 pentagon budget is $671 billion. that is down from last year's request of $708 billion. this morning, robert gates and the head of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullins, will testify about the military budget. that is live from the house armed services committee at 10:00 eastern. later in the day, on c-span 3, treasury secretary tim geithner will be back on capitol hill for a second day to testify about the president paz budget. live coverage from the house budget committee at 2:00 eastern. >> the cspan networks, we provide coverage of politics, public affairs, nonfiction books, and american history available on television, radio, online and on social media networking sites and find our content any time through the cspan video library and we take cspan on the road with local content vehicle bringing our resources to your community. it is washington your way, the cspan networks, now available in more than 100 million homes, created by cable and provided as a public service. >> "washington journal" is next. t
president obama's proposed 2012 pentagon budget is $671 billion. that is down from last year's request of $708 billion. this morning, robert gates and the head of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullins, will testify about the military budget. that is live from the house armed services committee at 10:00 eastern. later in the day, on c-span 3, treasury secretary tim geithner will be back on capitol hill for a second day to testify about the president paz budget. live coverage from the...
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i would like to give some advice to president obama. the situation is -- look,e have $2 trillion invested in iraq and afghanistan. we spent two years with experts and what do we have? we have iraq at the point of civil war and we have afghanistan in a state of collapse. we have no credibility. lking about giving advice to the egyptian people -- we should leave it to them and let them do what they think is best. i would give an economic observation to president obama. i mea oil has gone right now -- it's on its way to $4 per barrel. president bush bought 10 billion barrels of oil. put it on the open market. at $4 per barrel, you are going to stop the recovery. it will help the third world countries like egypt. if oil is up 30%. it's a false market. do what president clinton did. take the bush, sr. reserves from the iraq war. put it on the open market and oil dropped from $2 per barrel $1 per barrel. it is $900 billion of the budget. put it on the open market, like clinton did and you will have gasoline and $1.50 per gallon, which will he
i would like to give some advice to president obama. the situation is -- look,e have $2 trillion invested in iraq and afghanistan. we spent two years with experts and what do we have? we have iraq at the point of civil war and we have afghanistan in a state of collapse. we have no credibility. lking about giving advice to the egyptian people -- we should leave it to them and let them do what they think is best. i would give an economic observation to president obama. i mea oil has gone right...
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now, like i said, it's not that i fell in love with barack obama or that i was seduced by barack obama. and maybe i was and maybe i wasn't. but the fact is that i think you'll agree it's hard to imagine anyone who's more progressive and more intelligent and got a better handle on things than barack obama being president of the united states anytime soon. and given his background, his multicultural background, the experiences he's had and the background he's had in terms of not only being a harvard law review editor and being a community organizer and so forth, it's kind of miracle the guy got elected president especially when you consider his name. so i began to try and figure out why when you had all of these circumstances in your favor, why when the system was finally supposed to work on behalf of the -- to make good on all the promises that not only his campaign made but that progressives have been working towards for decades why the system couldn't deliver. why it delivered basically what needs to be moderate republican governance as opposed to liberal progressive democrats. now, t
now, like i said, it's not that i fell in love with barack obama or that i was seduced by barack obama. and maybe i was and maybe i wasn't. but the fact is that i think you'll agree it's hard to imagine anyone who's more progressive and more intelligent and got a better handle on things than barack obama being president of the united states anytime soon. and given his background, his multicultural background, the experiences he's had and the background he's had in terms of not only being a...
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and i think the coalition that president obama is building now is broad. we'll have to find out how deep. and the question is, when the chinese and russians violate these sanctions, as they will, what is going to be the response of the obama administration? will it just impos symbolic sanctions against the swiss? or will it, or will it impose sanctions against the chinese? it's done so in the past and it needs to do so again. chinese companies have subsidiaries that are traded on the new york stock exchange, worth hundreds of billions of dollars. under current sanctions law, we can actually deny them the right to own those assets. >> but the united states have had sanctions against china also for many years, and i think the results there have been pretty mixed. would you argue that they've been a success at improving religious tolerance in china and improving human rights practices in china? >> well, listen, china has transformed dramatically since the days of mao. i mean, i think we're looking for that kind of transformation in iran. if we had iran acting
and i think the coalition that president obama is building now is broad. we'll have to find out how deep. and the question is, when the chinese and russians violate these sanctions, as they will, what is going to be the response of the obama administration? will it just impos symbolic sanctions against the swiss? or will it, or will it impose sanctions against the chinese? it's done so in the past and it needs to do so again. chinese companies have subsidiaries that are traded on the new york...
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his facebook page features him shaking hands with obama and mr. obama smiling. another shows him with the secretary of state, hillary clinton. excolleagues say he shared warm relations with some israeli leaders including ariel sharon. more significantly as a young diplomat, mr. al bare dye was part of the team that negotiated the peace settlement between israel and egypt at camp david in 1978. host: you're on the air. what do you think about him being a good ally? caller: i think he's been a good president as far as money can buy and i think the oil man will take over the canal, and the price of everything will go sky high. host: from the hill newspaper this morning, senators deny cyberbill-contained kill switch. senators lieberman, collins and harper issued a statement saying that the bill does not give the president authority shut down the internet in a reason comparable to the egyptian situation. we would never -- host: and this will be the topic on our communicators program. scott is a republican in boston. has hosni mubarak been a good ally, scott? caller:
his facebook page features him shaking hands with obama and mr. obama smiling. another shows him with the secretary of state, hillary clinton. excolleagues say he shared warm relations with some israeli leaders including ariel sharon. more significantly as a young diplomat, mr. al bare dye was part of the team that negotiated the peace settlement between israel and egypt at camp david in 1978. host: you're on the air. what do you think about him being a good ally? caller: i think he's been a...
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would that satisfy, do you think, the obama administration? would it satisfy the leaders of the egyptian opposition? would it be the sort of thing the egyptian army would like to see happen? >> i do not think it would satisfy the opposition. the opposition has been that everything on its ability to change the regime. that means getting rid of mubarak. he is a symbol of all sorts of things. he has been unfairly characterized in many cases. he is a symbol of oppression. he is a symbol of secret police. he is a symbol of torture. the is a symbol of deprivation, although i do not think that is his fault. there is no way that can be accommodated within any structure you might imagine. that does not mean that he could not retire and give up the presidency and let someone else take it over. he could be treated with reverence and deference and so on. everybody could go down there and paid him homage. the constitution has to be changed. he has to be changed. there has to be political parties established. a whole series of events have to take place. >>
would that satisfy, do you think, the obama administration? would it satisfy the leaders of the egyptian opposition? would it be the sort of thing the egyptian army would like to see happen? >> i do not think it would satisfy the opposition. the opposition has been that everything on its ability to change the regime. that means getting rid of mubarak. he is a symbol of all sorts of things. he has been unfairly characterized in many cases. he is a symbol of oppression. he is a symbol of...
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and if we have our leadership, the bush administration, and their pentagon, the obama administration, you heard joe courtney talk about admiral -- about the admiral saying again today the absurdity involved in this argument. it doesn't matter what -- the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. larson: i strongly support this. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i rise today in support of the amendment. at a time when we're running $1.48 trillion deficits, the president's budget actually talks about a $1.6 trillion deficit. we're looking at debts of $14 trillion. we have to tighten our belts. there's no question about it. the american public is doing it. we asked the american families and businesses across the land to tighten their belts in order to get by. the federal government should be no different. now, we are very trong on defense. we want to make sure that those in harm's way have everything at their disposal to make sure they can do the task we asked them to do. this, however, is a program t
and if we have our leadership, the bush administration, and their pentagon, the obama administration, you heard joe courtney talk about admiral -- about the admiral saying again today the absurdity involved in this argument. it doesn't matter what -- the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. larson: i strongly support this. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i rise today in support of the amendment....
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on president obama billion dollar transportation department budget for 2012. the transportation secretary was our guest on this morning's washington journal. it's 40 minutes.contin screen making aking return visit to thea washingtol journal we are pleased to have the secretary of transportation ari lahood. t we want to talk about the budget but i want to starte budget but i want to start with a budget battle in florida over high-speed rail because you are right in the middle of it. tell our audience about. guest: the governor decided he did not want to move ahead -- after two decades of planning by rail enthusiasts and government officials, after a very strong commitment on the floor of the legislature come after our commitment to give the second largest amount of high-speed rail money, over $2 billion, the governor made the decision that he doesn't want to move ahead with this. we have really accommodated every concerned that he had. i met with the governor on three different occasions and we talked about high-speed rail on all three occasions. and we address
on president obama billion dollar transportation department budget for 2012. the transportation secretary was our guest on this morning's washington journal. it's 40 minutes.contin screen making aking return visit to thea washingtol journal we are pleased to have the secretary of transportation ari lahood. t we want to talk about the budget but i want to starte budget but i want to start with a budget battle in florida over high-speed rail because you are right in the middle of it. tell our...
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president obama. what do you think of the job he's doing? >> there are some things i like and some things i don't like. the spending has been out of control, and not as advertised when he ran for president. and that's very disappointing to me. i'm not a fan of the health care reform. i think it's unnecessarily hamstrung states. i doubt that it's constitutional. on the other side, as i said before, i like what he's done on education reform. i think it's a nixon-to-china kind of moment. we need a democratic president to make these reforms in education to lead the way. i like some of the things he's had to say in renewable energy, because i think we need to find a path to lower our dependence on foreign oil. and we can see what's going on in the middle east this week. it can turn things upside-down for us. i like some of the things he's been doing on that as well. overall, i didn't vote for him. and i doubt i'll vote for him next time. >> schieffer: a lot of republicans are giving hints, indications and so forth that they may or may not seek th
president obama. what do you think of the job he's doing? >> there are some things i like and some things i don't like. the spending has been out of control, and not as advertised when he ran for president. and that's very disappointing to me. i'm not a fan of the health care reform. i think it's unnecessarily hamstrung states. i doubt that it's constitutional. on the other side, as i said before, i like what he's done on education reform. i think it's a nixon-to-china kind of moment. we...
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president obama says qaddafi's decision to open fire on his own people is unacceptable. >> this is not simply a concern of the united states. the entire world is watching. >> the president is sending secretary of state hillary clinton to geneva for talks that could lead to sanctions. foreigners are rushing out before things get worse. >> there are thousands going to the airport just to be there and just to sit there waiting for nobody knows for what basically. >> the international federation says hundreds have been killed in the anti-government demonstrations. >>> the death toll stands at 98 following tuesday's devastating earthquake in christchurch. more than 200 others are missing in the aftermath of the 6.3 quake. analysts are now saying reconstruction could cost $12 billion. noel cisneros was escorted behind police lines for a look at the devastation. >> christchurch is known as the garden city. a mixture of the modern ringed with green. now the garden city looks like it has been bombed, looted and pull var rised into rub bish. -- and pulvarized to rub bish. >> not only did it coll
president obama says qaddafi's decision to open fire on his own people is unacceptable. >> this is not simply a concern of the united states. the entire world is watching. >> the president is sending secretary of state hillary clinton to geneva for talks that could lead to sanctions. foreigners are rushing out before things get worse. >> there are thousands going to the airport just to be there and just to sit there waiting for nobody knows for what basically. >> the...
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most people attracted to power are at best mediocre, which is obama or vino which is bush. [laughter] the question is how do we stop the powerful from doing as much damage as possible. and that, you know, there was after the self slaughter of world war all of the dreams of human progress being achieved through social movement shattered. it was a great deal of despair, and there was a book, in the aftermath of the board it took down this 90 believe that we were going to create a utopian or christian society on earth. and the liberal church never recovered from that. by anger toward the liberal church comes over the issue of the christian right. i have a problem with wallace, by the way, because i can -- you know, i have read the bible. as closely as jim wallace has. i can tell you that it is utterly inconsistent. there are passages that are morally repugnant and to somehow deified that book, which will list does, i just find that kind of thing intellectually bankrupt and frightening. there are many ways to achieve the moral life. every society, every religion produces valian
most people attracted to power are at best mediocre, which is obama or vino which is bush. [laughter] the question is how do we stop the powerful from doing as much damage as possible. and that, you know, there was after the self slaughter of world war all of the dreams of human progress being achieved through social movement shattered. it was a great deal of despair, and there was a book, in the aftermath of the board it took down this 90 believe that we were going to create a utopian or...
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right now in the united states there is an unspoken message that even if what the obama administration and his predecessors have done to redistribute income, the intention is good. it's the greedy bad people that want to stand in the way and impoverish, and stand in the way of getting health care to people who need it, and helping poor people. they are bad. they are selfish. she is saying that's absolute nonsense. the moral case is with the people who want to have economic freedom because economic freedom is ethical. it is good. it makes good people. and it is what good people want. that message has to come out. so in her words, in the end, the real case against socialism is not it's economic inefficiency. though on all sides there is evidence of that. much more fundamental as it's basic morality. this is a point that was made by others and made before. we can all say what the intellectual origins are at this point. it comes from hayek and milton friedman. : >> she was talking to a nation that had already gone very far down this path, and she is able to convince his skeptical nation we
right now in the united states there is an unspoken message that even if what the obama administration and his predecessors have done to redistribute income, the intention is good. it's the greedy bad people that want to stand in the way and impoverish, and stand in the way of getting health care to people who need it, and helping poor people. they are bad. they are selfish. she is saying that's absolute nonsense. the moral case is with the people who want to have economic freedom because...
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in the hope and quiet celebration as the obama administration says it will no longer defend challenges of the defense of marriage act. that's the 1996 law which prevents the federal government recognize gay marriages. >> we're pleased to see president obama stepping up to the plate and recognizing this issue. >> reporter: but if gay people are happy, the president's detractors are not.president of conservative group save california.com says now he's following in the foot steps of another liar, jerry brown of california, who refused to do his sworn duty to dwebd the people's vote on marriage in court. as attorney general, jerry brown said he would not defend prop 8. that left gay marriage in limbo where it remains today. >> it's going to change nothing that's going on. to the extent that states do not have on recognize same-sex marriage. the fact that even if laws banning same-sex marriage are unconstitutional, it does not necessarily put a burden on states to recognize it. but this will be a future issue. >> reporter: one high profile republican says this decision will be the president
in the hope and quiet celebration as the obama administration says it will no longer defend challenges of the defense of marriage act. that's the 1996 law which prevents the federal government recognize gay marriages. >> we're pleased to see president obama stepping up to the plate and recognizing this issue. >> reporter: but if gay people are happy, the president's detractors are not.president of conservative group save california.com says now he's following in the foot steps of...
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speaking in santa barbara, cheney stressed while the will of the egyptian people should prevail, the obama administration should move cautiously in embracing a change of power there. he was quick to defend president hosni mubarak. >> he's been a good man, he's been a good friend and ally to the united states. we need to remember that. >> cheney talked about how helpful mubarak was in the 1991 gulf war, committing troops to fight alongside u.s. forces. >>> the family of perhaps the most well-known hmong lead history died last month is speaking out against the obama administration tonight. today is the third day of the six-day funeral in fresno. yesterday members of his family said it was disgraceful the u.s. army denied their request for vang to be buried at arlington national cemetery. when many hmong people sought asylum in the united states, he became a cultural leader here as well. his arlington burial request was denied after unanimous recommendation of a board made up of civilian and military leaders. >>> coming up next, meditation is making inroads among the inmate population. how ca
speaking in santa barbara, cheney stressed while the will of the egyptian people should prevail, the obama administration should move cautiously in embracing a change of power there. he was quick to defend president hosni mubarak. >> he's been a good man, he's been a good friend and ally to the united states. we need to remember that. >> cheney talked about how helpful mubarak was in the 1991 gulf war, committing troops to fight alongside u.s. forces. >>> the family of...
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obama weak and indecisive. he said the administrations approach has been hesitant, inconsistant. confused and plain wrong. there should be more emphasis on protecting friends and allies. bolten made those comments in washington. >>> chanting and colorful egyptian flags in san francisco where hundreds of egyptian americans and supporters gathered at united nations plaza. their message calling on egypt to reform its government, ensure human rights protection for its people. some egyptian americans have mixed feelings about the recent events in egypt. >> many say they are glad mubarak has resigned but some are worried about the uncertainty over what comes next. >> reporter: in this coptic orthodox church in hayward, mixed reaction to the revolution >> awesome day >> i wasn't sure if it was the right thing we were doing. >> so exciting, very emotional. >> we are not so excited because of the sudden change. >> reporter: right now the future is unknown as the country gets the chance to elect its own new leader. >> we are looking for nonreligious. >> reporter: he is afraid the new gover
obama weak and indecisive. he said the administrations approach has been hesitant, inconsistant. confused and plain wrong. there should be more emphasis on protecting friends and allies. bolten made those comments in washington. >>> chanting and colorful egyptian flags in san francisco where hundreds of egyptian americans and supporters gathered at united nations plaza. their message calling on egypt to reform its government, ensure human rights protection for its people. some egyptian...
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in what president obama has done in the middle east. i'm not here to criticize him, but you asked me, and i've told you the truth. my hope is, as i said in passing earlier, that the shake-up in egypt and the potential shake-up in other countries are cause some -- will cause some new flexibility at least in addressing the issues with the entire international community agrees that israel should withdraw from the west bank and east jerusalem except to modify the borders where the main settlements are and that the pal stint ons -- palestinians should be given the right to have their own elections and choose their own people, and palestine should live in peace and harmony with a two of state -- tw two-state solution. the impending threat now is a one-state solution which means just one israel all the way between the jordan river and the med -- mediterranean sea. and at this moment jews are in the minority. there's a majority of non-jews living in that one state right now. israelis still have the more number of votes because many of the arabs
in what president obama has done in the middle east. i'm not here to criticize him, but you asked me, and i've told you the truth. my hope is, as i said in passing earlier, that the shake-up in egypt and the potential shake-up in other countries are cause some -- will cause some new flexibility at least in addressing the issues with the entire international community agrees that israel should withdraw from the west bank and east jerusalem except to modify the borders where the main settlements...